In the 1890s, Frances Anderson proclaimed herself Champion
of the World. Anderson toured the country and remained undefeated for
25 years against other female players. In the 1920s, she made a public
announcement stating her real name was Orie and was a man.

The ‘First Lady of Billiards’ is Masako Katsura. Beginning her
legacy in the 1950s, Katsura was the only Japanese female professional
billiards player and the first woman ever to be included in any world
billiards tournament.

Billiards Bits & Pieces: Billiards
Facts Trivia

Henry Louis won 46 championships using his nose instead of a cue
stick.

The fastest 300-point billiard match took only 35 minutes to play.

With amputated hands, George Sutton won a National Balkline
Billiards Championship.

In the 1986 movie The Color of
Money, Tom Cruise made all his own pool shots except for one.

The movie The Hustler was based on a novel that the author based
on a short story he had submitted to Playboy years earlier.

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Dice
Games Facts Trivia

Poker Dice is one of the most famous dice skill games.
Dice used in the
game is a six-sided cube displaying cards instead of numbers.